sidewalk etiquette

[angledge]

Is there an accepted set of rules for walking on the sidewalk? I've always felt that sidewalks should be treated like roads. For example, if you live in the United States, you should walk on the right side of the sidewalk (like you drive on the right side of the road), pass on the left, & if you have to stop, move over so you aren't blocking the progress of others.

Obviously, Brits & other left-side-driving weirdos should also walk on the left side of the sidewalk.

Do these simple rules exist only in my own head, or do other people know them too?

***cross-posted to rq_version2***

Comments

[azure-dragon.livejournal.com]

jade_phoenix noted on coming to England that while Americans organise themselves into lanes on a busy pavement, the Brits do not, and continue to walk randomly and hurredly all over the place.

When roads are quiet I tend to walk in the road when the pavement in full, knowing that I will be moving fater than 90% of the people there anyway.